Steve Gallacci

Who is Steve Gallacci?

Steven A. Gallacci is best known for creating and publishing Albedo Anthropomorphics, a black and white alternative comic containing anthropomorphic funny animal characters, which has been considered a major factor in the origins of furry fandom.

Gallacci spent six years in the US Air Force as a graphics specialist, including a tour of duty in Germany. After leaving the military, Gallacci started Albedo under his own Thoughts & Images imprint. First published in 1983, Albedo's last issue was published in 2005 under the Shanda Fantasy Arts imprint. Among some of the story lines that have appeared in Albedo are Gallacci's own "Erma Felna: EDF", a military sci-fi epic featuring some elements of political intrigue, and Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, which first appeared in the infamously rare Albedo #2.

Gallacci also worked on Fusion, a SF adventure comic from Eclipse Comics similar to the TV show Firefly, though pre-dating it by nearly twenty years. Lela Dowling co-authored the artwork and Steve Barnes drafted the first issues, though Gallacci would write most of the later ones with Lex Nakashima.